some of them written by the late ambassador chris stevens. start back in june. this is a few months before his death. writing that islamic extremist appears to be on the rise in eastern libya. the al-qaeda flag spotted several times flying over government buildings and training facilities. the government of libya until they are able to effectively deal with the key issues the violence is likely to continue and worsen. august 8, month before his death, benghazi moved from trepidation to euphoria and back. as a series of violent incident dominated the political landscape. the individual incidents have been organized. islamist extremist are able to attack the red cross with relative immunity. we have seen not the random crimes of opportunity but targeted and discriminated attack. attackers are unlikely to be deterred until authorities are as capable and then on september 11, just hours before he's murdered, he writes that there are growing problems with security. there are growing frustration with the libyan security forces. that they are unable to keep the country